''Hestinalis'' is a
genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Nymphalidae.
Some authors consider ''Hestinalis'' and ''
Hestina
Hestina is a genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae subfamily Apaturinae. The genus is found in the East Palearctic and Southeast Asia.
Known larval food plants are ''Celtis'' and, for one species, ''Trema'' (Ulmaceae). These include ''Ce ...
'' as one genus.
References
Apaturinae
Nymphalidae genera
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